EP0736859A3 - Dispositif porteur de patin de vol pour un appareil à disque magnétique - Google Patents

Dispositif porteur de patin de vol pour un appareil à disque magnétique Download PDF

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EP0736859A3
EP0736859A3 EP96302310A EP96302310A EP0736859A3 EP 0736859 A3 EP0736859 A3 EP 0736859A3 EP 96302310 A EP96302310 A EP 96302310A EP 96302310 A EP96302310 A EP 96302310A EP 0736859 A3 EP0736859 A3 EP 0736859A3
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magnetic disk
supporting structure
disk unit
slider supporting
slider
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Hidekazu Kohira
Hiromitsu Tokisue
Masaaki Matsumoto
Masayuki Suzuki
Yoshinori Takeuchi
Toshihiko Shimizu
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Hitachi Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4833—Structure of the arm assembly, e.g. load beams, flexures, parts of the arm adapted for controlling vertical force on the head
EP96302310A 1995-04-07 1996-04-01 Dispositif porteur de patin de vol pour un appareil à disque magnétique Expired - Lifetime EP0736859B1 (fr)

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JP8228795 1995-04-07
JP82287/95 1995-04-07
JP07082287A JP3139323B2 (ja) 1995-04-07 1995-04-07 磁気ディスク装置及びスライダ

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EP0736859A2 EP0736859A2 (fr) 1996-10-09
EP0736859A3 true EP0736859A3 (fr) 1996-12-04
EP0736859B1 EP0736859B1 (fr) 2003-06-25

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EP96302310A Expired - Lifetime EP0736859B1 (fr) 1995-04-07 1996-04-01 Dispositif porteur de patin de vol pour un appareil à disque magnétique

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US (1) US6157519A (fr)
EP (1) EP0736859B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3139323B2 (fr)
CN (2) CN1161757C (fr)
DE (1) DE69628781T2 (fr)
SG (1) SG43375A1 (fr)

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JP3977579B2 (ja) 2000-09-20 2007-09-19 株式会社東芝 接触型磁気ヘッドスライダ及び磁気ディスク装置
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US8014106B2 (en) * 2005-03-11 2011-09-06 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V. Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems
JP4382695B2 (ja) * 2005-05-09 2009-12-16 日本発條株式会社 ヘッド・サスペンション
US8325444B2 (en) * 2009-06-22 2012-12-04 Seagate Technology Llc Slider with stabilizing contact finger
US8289653B2 (en) * 2010-02-17 2012-10-16 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V. ABS with a lubrication control dam for hard disk drives
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JPH0574090A (ja) * 1991-09-18 1993-03-26 Hitachi Ltd 磁気ヘツドスライダ
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JPH076539A (ja) * 1993-06-21 1995-01-10 Hitachi Ltd 磁気ヘッドスライダ及び磁気記憶装置
US5383073A (en) * 1991-07-23 1995-01-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Magnetic head supporting apparatus having a fulcrum point of load support offset from a slider center in an air upstream direction
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EP0518566A1 (fr) * 1991-06-14 1992-12-16 Seagate Technology International Patin à coussin d'air et bord de fuite soulagé
US5383073A (en) * 1991-07-23 1995-01-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Magnetic head supporting apparatus having a fulcrum point of load support offset from a slider center in an air upstream direction
JPH0574090A (ja) * 1991-09-18 1993-03-26 Hitachi Ltd 磁気ヘツドスライダ
US5285337A (en) * 1992-04-30 1994-02-08 International Business Machines Corporation Liquid-bearing data recording disk file with transducer carrier having support struts
JPH076539A (ja) * 1993-06-21 1995-01-10 Hitachi Ltd 磁気ヘッドスライダ及び磁気記憶装置
EP0642130A2 (fr) * 1993-08-03 1995-03-08 International Business Machines Corporation Ensemble de tête magnétique pour une unité de disques

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CN1279465A (zh) 2001-01-10
SG43375A1 (en) 1997-10-17
DE69628781T2 (de) 2004-02-12
CN1070304C (zh) 2001-08-29
CN1138185A (zh) 1996-12-18
US6157519A (en) 2000-12-05
CN1161757C (zh) 2004-08-11
JPH08279132A (ja) 1996-10-22
EP0736859A2 (fr) 1996-10-09
EP0736859B1 (fr) 2003-06-25
DE69628781D1 (de) 2003-07-31
JP3139323B2 (ja) 2001-02-26

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